PA-139 Philadelphia


Marker text: Philadelphia
Founded by William Penn. Laid out in 1682. Chartered a city, 1701. Pennsylvania's capital until 1799; the nation's to 1800. County was one of Pennsylvania's original three, formed 1682 and consolidated with city in 1854. Name means "City of Brotherly Love."
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1981

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